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dicion wrote:

stevie_d_64 wrote:Ok, I'll throw this twist into the mix...

Someone enters my home thru an unlocked door or window or some other access...

I observe this, (and determine it to be an unlawful entry) and instruct them to leave, and they do not comply...

At this point they have made no threatening move or action against me, I see no weapon either...They have also not attempted to obtain any personal property of mine as well...

Obviously, the next move is theirs...I am obviously prepared to deal with whatever they eventually do...

If I observed some stranger entering my home unlawfully through a window or a door (seriously, if they come in through a window, there will be no kid gloves), locked or unlocked, during daylight, it's getting un-holstered at the least, and if they don't immediately do what I tell them, possibly pointed at them. I don't care if they're drunk, confused, mentally unstable, or mentally handicapped.

If they follow my instructions which I will be yelling loudly at them to put their hands behind their head, and get on the floor, then they won't get shot, and the police can come and deal with them.
If it's found that they entered my home over legitimate confusion, or due to a mental issue of which they had no control, then I will not press charges.

If at any time during the above, they make what I determine to be a threatening move towards myself, or a possible grab at a weapon... well, I think we know what will happen then.

At night, sorry, but If I can't tell if they're carrying a weapon or not, I have to assume they are.

Also, this is why my doors are locked when I am home in addition to when I am not. There is no mistaking someone unintentionally entering.

dicion wrote:

wheelgun1958 wrote:

Roberts said the intruder's weapon turned out to be a BB gun.

Wouldn't that have been an assault BB gun?

Depends.. was it black and scary looking with 1913 Picatinny Rails?

Drewthetexan wrote:

Stupid wrote:By law, anybody breaking in your room is a free target, right?

However, if you forget to lock the door and someone just waltzes in, you cannot just shoot him legally, right?

I think there is an implicit illegal entry into the home. Fair game. I think if I found a stranger in my home I'd shoot first and let the police figure out what they were doing there.


Edit: That was a really cavalier response. But I can think of very few good or valid reasons why a stranger would be in your home without malicious intentions.